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“Age for Starting Schooling”

Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a very early age and should spend most of their time on school studies. Others believe that young children should spend most of their time playing. Compare these two views. Which view do you agree with and why?

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I very strongly opine that children under the age of 4 years must spend most of their time playing rather than going to schools.

Generally School starting and leaving ages are set by law after a great deal of detailed study and research work. A child is required to attend school from the age of five to the age of 16. However most children start school in Kindergarten before they are five; say between 4 and 5 years of age. The current minimum age for leaving school is 16 years by the time they complete their high school or Matriculation examination and secure college admission. Truly speaking age of the children earlier than four is the age for play, eat and sleep and enjoy.

Of late parents have turned over enthusiastic about their kids becoming peak performers too soon. As a result they start sending their children to private schools etc too early even before they complete 3 years of age that is very harmful. By doing so children are deprived of their genuine privileges of playing and merrymaking. Rather children are forced to follow a fixed schedule, of attending school and doing home work when they should rightly play and enjoy. In the process, children too early start comparing themselves with the other children and develop an inferior feeling when they fail to perform as good as other children. This is detrimental to their mental as well as physical health.

In nutshell, children must be allowed to grow-up in the natural way. They must be allowed to play till they complete four years and then only they should be sent to school. ——–(273 Words)